Plastic BeadsFor Charming Jewelry MakingDesigning with plastic beads is a lot of fun. They come in such beautiful vivid colors. Playing with these jewels is a real pleasure! Don' t leave them only to kid's crafts. Among plastic beads, you can find resin, polymer, bakelite... They come in mat or shiny finishes and in many, many different colors. It is easy to mix them with crystal glass, wood or vintage components for example and they can really embellish any of your jewelry.
Among them, bakelite from the mid century is the most famous and they are considered now as rare items. Like any other type of beads, they come in many different shapes: flat diamond, rondelles, chips, donuts and of course round ones. As you can see in the blue necklace or in the long necklace the round beads are very big ( 8 to 28 mm). So if you like to design big jewelry you will probably find a lot of choice (size and colors )among resin beads. If you like specific colors or trendy colors, you will get a huge choice among them too. They are extremely interesting to work with, with a strong glue, you can make beautiful "bead collage" or creative art collage pendant. They are perfect if you like to mix and match beads together. See examples in the color combination ideas.
A bead- collage idea
Don't forget polymer clay bead, you can buy them or make them. They are simple to make and can add a little " something " to a jewelry . They can bring fantasy, originality to a necklace, bracelet, earrings or rings. Don't forget this advantage !
Earrings design idea with vintage polymer clay Return from plastic beads to Charming Jewelry Making
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